diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/fileringbuffer.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/fileringbuffer.cpp
index 69a59615c0a..d6340e43418 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/fileringbuffer.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/fileringbuffer.cpp
@@ -248,8 +248,20 @@ bool FileRingBuffer::OpenFile(const QString &lfilename, uint retry_ms)
                 {
                     if (0 == lseek(fd2, 0, SEEK_SET))
                     {
-                        posix_fadvise(fd2, 0, 0,        POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
-                        posix_fadvise(fd2, 0, 128*1024, POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED);
+                        if (posix_fadvise(fd2, 0, 0,
+                                          POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL) < 0)
+                        {
+                            LOG(VB_FILE, LOG_DEBUG, LOC +
+                                QString("OpenFile(): fadvise sequential "
+                                        "failed: ") + ENO);
+                        }
+                        if (posix_fadvise(fd2, 0, 128*1024,
+                                          POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED) < 0)
+                        {
+                            LOG(VB_FILE, LOG_DEBUG, LOC +
+                                QString("OpenFile(): fadvise willneed "
+                                        "failed: ") + ENO);
+                        }
                         lasterror = 0;
                         break;
                     }
@@ -627,8 +639,13 @@ long long FileRingBuffer::Seek(long long pos, int whence, bool has_lock)
                 else
                 {
                     ret = lseek64(fd2, internalreadpos, SEEK_SET);
-                    posix_fadvise(fd2, internalreadpos,
-                                  128*1024, POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED);
+                    if (posix_fadvise(fd2, internalreadpos,
+                                  128*1024, POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED) < 0)
+                    {
+                        LOG(VB_FILE, LOG_DEBUG, LOC +
+                            QString("Seek(): fadvise willneed "
+                            "failed: ") + ENO);
+                    }
                 }
                 LOG(VB_FILE, LOG_INFO, LOC +
                     QString("Seek to %1 from ignore pos %2 returned %3")